Re: CAM Expert software

>was told
> that Vellum Solids is being tiered and that the lower end version

starts

> at $995.00.

Glad you mentioned this Craig. I saw the announcment that they were
going to change their marketing strategy, but nobody talked about
prices.

At $995(less $100 for commercial beta testers), Argon is the best
bang for the buck that you will find in the 3D cad market. It has
combined wireframe, surfaces, and Solids. Nurbs, and an amazing
array of import and export filters.

Even more exciting is Neon. At $495(less $50 for commercial beta
testers), you get almost the same import filters and STL output. I'm
talking DWG, DXF, IGES, STEP, PRO/E, ACIS, Parasolids, 3DS, Rhino
etc. Just a viewer alone of this capability is usually priced at
$800-$900, let alone a program that can also translate between any of
these formats.

Both these programs hit my 3D Cad list as compatible with StlWork.
Linked and listed. http://www.stlWork.com/3dcad.html

P.S. they BOTH have less expensive academic and educational licenses.

Argon, StlWork, + Vector(with Lathe & 4 axis wire edm too) for less
than 1/2 the price of OneCNC ($3495 list for Mill professional?)

Heh Heh.


Best Regards,
Fred Smith- IMService

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